Written by UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was taken aback by Kamaru Usman’s recent comments. While discussing the fallout from UFC 311 on his “Pound 4 Pound” podcast, former champ Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was critical of Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Islam Makhachev for agreeing not to fight each other in what could be […]
Another player is entering the mixed martial arts landscape with a unique launch event a two days away. Years into its planning, the Global Fight League (GFL) has yet to hold an event, but the promotion says it’s getting close with an April 2025 launch announced. The promotion and its founder, Darren Owen, aim to […]
Anthony Smith doesn’t agree with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev being the UFC’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) already was No. 1 prior to quickly submitting Renato Moicano in Saturday’s UFC 311 main event. Makhachev accepted to face Moicano on one day’s notice after his original opponent, Arman Tsarukyan, pulled out due […]
Aljamain Sterling isn’t sure that a rematch between UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley is the fight to make. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC 311 main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Prior to the […]
VICE TV’s MMA-themed documentary series continues this week. “Dark Side of the Cage” continues Wednesday (VICE TV Art, 10 p.m. ET) with an episode about former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner, who died in September 2008 at 37 after a solo voyage into the desert. The new series says it will “cut through the glamour […]
Sean Strickland has challenged middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis to make their UFC 312 title fight a striking-only encounter. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) rematches Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Strickland […]
Michael Page plans on dropping back to welterweight after UFC Fight Night 250. Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Shara Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout that co-headlines the Feb. 1 event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+). When Magomedov called out Israel Adesanya after UFC 308, Page suggested […]
Anthony Hernandez is excited to jumpstart 2025 with a big fight. Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) runs things back with Brendan Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 252 on Feb. 22 from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Hernandez defeated Allen by unanimous decision to claim the vacant LFA middleweight title in January […]
Rob Font has been around the block a few times over 15 years in the MMA game. As such, he’s run into all manner of opponents in his career: Fighters on their way up, fighters still trying to find their footing and even ones who presume to be on their way out. Next month, he […]
UFC 311 took place this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and it produced a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, Islam Makhachev made quick work of short-notice opponent Renato Moicano, winning the fight by submission in the first round to defend his lightweight title. In the co-feature, Merab Dvalishvili […]